Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | ESE 12 | S 9 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 268 | 206 | 125 | 99 | 154 | 276 | 262 | 233 | 214 | 261 | 310 | 279 | 272 | 362 | 316 | 299 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.69m | 00:38AM1.60m | 1:08PM1.71m | 1:24AM1.61m | 1:52PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.39m | 6:26PM0.47m | 6:40AM0.41m | 7:14PM0.48m | 7:25AM0.40m | 7:59PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 9 | NNE 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 15 | SSE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 268 | 206 | 125 | 84 | 57 | 50 | 60 | 57 | 88 | 73 | 64 | 279 | 70 | 362 | 316 | 299 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ESE 17 | SE 16 | SSW 7 | ESE 16 | SSE 6 | ESE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 59 | 32 | 34 | 43 | 151 | 132 | 197 | 214 | 62 | 310 | 49 | 272 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SW 14 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 19 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SE 16 | SSW 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 59 | 99 | 14 | 44 | 78 | 144 | 37 | 261 | 51 | 111 | 95 | 61 | 81 | 83 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | 94 | 121 | 98 | 230 | 254 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 154 | 276 | 262 | 233 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 171 | 171 | 3 | 171 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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